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man, it looks like to be fair to president obama and joe biden they really wanted this. they tried hard, and they still couldn't get it. >> it was plainly obvious how badly they wanted it. you saw a real attachment to these families by the president. you said it right a moment ago this was, in fact, a filibuster. the cowards on the democratic side and red states who don't hear 90%. mother teresa less popular than background checks. kittens are less popular. hot dogs, apple pie, baseball all less popular. they really blew it in the united states senate today. it's a shameful death. >> cenk: i don't even watch baseball any more. part of the answer is the nra. joe manchin had an a-rating from the nra. i was surprised he went this far. listen to what he said this morning. >> they're telling members that our legislation i quote criticize the private transfer of firearms by honest citizens. this bill does not even touch--it does not even touch it. >> that's just a lie. if they lose credibility they've lost everything in washington. >> cenk: but that's the part that amuses me.
man, it looks like to be fair to president obama and joe biden they really wanted this. they tried hard, and they still couldn't get it. >> it was plainly obvious how badly they wanted it. you saw a real attachment to these families by the president. you said it right a moment ago this was, in fact, a filibuster. the cowards on the democratic side and red states who don't hear 90%. mother teresa less popular than background checks. kittens are less popular. hot dogs, apple pie, baseball...
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let's look at another thing that president obama talked about the other night. he's talking about raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour by the year 2000 fennel, when five years ago, he promised that he would push for an increase in the minimum wage to nine and a half dollars by two years ago. so what's happened? we've seen since 1968, a decrease by 30%, 30 million people making about 50% less now when adjusted for inflation when c.e.o. compensation averages more than 900% more. that impacts every single one of us. when the minimum wage was raised we'd have $30 billion more a year in consumer spending creating more jobs, a more thriving middle class like we saw in this country for 35 years. cenk: you're right on the policies. if we continued minimum wage, kept up with inflation it would be $10.55 and in you we have a president bragging for asking for $9. write right now, to that point though, do you think the president just thinks i can't get anything done, i have to keep lowering my expectations and that's the problem with the president or do you think he's in
let's look at another thing that president obama talked about the other night. he's talking about raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour by the year 2000 fennel, when five years ago, he promised that he would push for an increase in the minimum wage to nine and a half dollars by two years ago. so what's happened? we've seen since 1968, a decrease by 30%, 30 million people making about 50% less now when adjusted for inflation when c.e.o. compensation averages more than 900% more. that impacts...
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is this a new president obama with the d.c. circuit appointments, the susan rice appointments, does he appear to be far more aggressive now in the second term. >> that's the impression he's giving and certainly a lot of people in the base have been waiting a long time to see. the question of the general public, do they take a look, do they follow judges appointments or the selection of the president's national security adviser? not particularly. this is not something that the general public will pick up on. but at the same time we're talking about he certainly is feeling his strength at this moment. you look at the numbers on the economy. you talked about the scandal fatigue. there is a sense that the clock is ticking on the republicans in terms of making one of these scandals stick. benghazi is losing it's edge. the irs scandals remain to be seen. this week you had something that is around focused on the obama administration and the numbers coming out. and of course the jobs numbers not knowing what they will be but all the in
is this a new president obama with the d.c. circuit appointments, the susan rice appointments, does he appear to be far more aggressive now in the second term. >> that's the impression he's giving and certainly a lot of people in the base have been waiting a long time to see. the question of the general public, do they take a look, do they follow judges appointments or the selection of the president's national security adviser? not particularly. this is not something that the general...
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she's from the obama administration. look at c-7 here. >> i don't really get caught up in the vocabulary wars. they are immigrants who are here illegally. they're i illegal i am documented. an undocumented i immigrant. >> cenk: there is the secretary saying i'm a right winger. >> well, she's saying i talk about policies. you write stories. i got problems to solve. i don't care. >> cenk: i hear you on that. we're going with the word undocumented. the most famous undocumented immigrant in american history the people who came over on the mayflower, totally undocumented. when we come back, well, we've got prosecutors literally on the run from the aryan brotherhood. i literally can't remember another time a prosecutor stepped down from a case because they were scared. that's what is happening in texas of all places. we'll talk about that. >> the u.s. george said heilman is leaving for security reasons. >> i understand why someone would want to step down, and it makes sense to me. [ ♪ music ♪ ] you. >> cenk: all right, we'
she's from the obama administration. look at c-7 here. >> i don't really get caught up in the vocabulary wars. they are immigrants who are here illegally. they're i illegal i am documented. an undocumented i immigrant. >> cenk: there is the secretary saying i'm a right winger. >> well, she's saying i talk about policies. you write stories. i got problems to solve. i don't care. >> cenk: i hear you on that. we're going with the word undocumented. the most famous...
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wane lapierre endorsed mitt romney, who made fun of president obama for wanting to hire more police. this man that they have, the purpose isn't to get it passed or implemented. it's to say look away from the guns, from the background checks high capacity magazines and look away from assault weapons. cenk: if republicans were the problem, we'd be forcing them to filibuster this kind of deal, forcing them out into the public. they are not the problem the problem is the democratic? out of a got to leave it there tommy, look, you're both right. tommy's right that the republicans are planning -- no, you're right, they are planning to filibuster, that's a fact, including what they call the quiet filibuster. it's not like the democrats have clean hands. a bunch of democrats aren't going to volt for it. >> as they say they're not going to vote for it, cenk. let them look those parents in the eye. when it comes to the day where they've got to look neil hessler in the eye that's when it will be put to the test. i think a lot of people saying they're not going to vote for it are going to volt f
wane lapierre endorsed mitt romney, who made fun of president obama for wanting to hire more police. this man that they have, the purpose isn't to get it passed or implemented. it's to say look away from the guns, from the background checks high capacity magazines and look away from assault weapons. cenk: if republicans were the problem, we'd be forcing them to filibuster this kind of deal, forcing them out into the public. they are not the problem the problem is the democratic? out of a got to...
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they cannot shut obama down. they can shut the government down but the funds will still be there. >> let's hope so, i i don't think anyone has seen in our life sometime such an obstructionist political system. i firmly believe there is not one thing that the president can do to change that. what he's proposing in terms of infrastructure investment and getting the middle class back to work. that's why i voted for him. that's why i campaigned for him, that's what i would like to see him do. i would like to see everyone stay on board because i think it's good economics. i'm sick of bad politics touching good economics, it's been happening too much, and i for one i'm sick of it. >> question saw it yesterday when we saw the it go through. we didn't see it work any away because we knew the republicans would be in direct opposition. every time they do it they have to change their reason. looking for the hashtags, real jobs, real jobs. but the problem is they don't wanting to through with anything that will work. all the
they cannot shut obama down. they can shut the government down but the funds will still be there. >> let's hope so, i i don't think anyone has seen in our life sometime such an obstructionist political system. i firmly believe there is not one thing that the president can do to change that. what he's proposing in terms of infrastructure investment and getting the middle class back to work. that's why i voted for him. that's why i campaigned for him, that's what i would like to see him do....
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how let down do you feel by barack obama. cenk: you know the answer. am i let down by obama? of course. i was never starry eyed in the first place. i felt he was less pro establishment than hillary clinton, that's why i supported him in the primaryion. i knew joe lieberman was his leader in the senate. he never fought bush. i just didn't know he was going to be this much of a letdown how much he was going to love the establishment and not try to change it at all. tremendous letdown of obama even with my expectations that weren't that high to begin with. >> from the what the heck is cenk saying category. what does have at it, hoss mean? who's hoss? cenk: hoss i guess would be from bonanza. i didn't know why i was saying it. one of our listeners said you got that from old school where in the debate he says have at it hoss. i said you're righted i love "old school." all i'm doing is copying them. >> from will ferrell. >> next mom modern unit. are christians playing the victim card when talking gay marriage? of course! this is the same card they played conservatives did not all c
how let down do you feel by barack obama. cenk: you know the answer. am i let down by obama? of course. i was never starry eyed in the first place. i felt he was less pro establishment than hillary clinton, that's why i supported him in the primaryion. i knew joe lieberman was his leader in the senate. he never fought bush. i just didn't know he was going to be this much of a letdown how much he was going to love the establishment and not try to change it at all. tremendous letdown of obama...
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president obama's holding a press conference, asked about syria. did they cross the red line when they might have used chemical weapons. we believe that it was probably that they did. well here's president obama's response. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened and when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, i've got to make sure i've got the facts. cenk: yeah that's a delay tactic. he's between a rock and hard place. the american people don't want to go to syria the american corporations don't want to go. israel doesn't want to go to syria. he drew a red line and they crossed it. he said well, let's see what happens, we've got to determine better. we certainly don't want to rush into war. i'm glad he's taking his time to figure it out in some ways. we'll talk
president obama's holding a press conference, asked about syria. did they cross the red line when they might have used chemical weapons. we believe that it was probably that they did. well here's president obama's response. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened and when i am making decisions about...
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obama never called this an act of terror. obama watched people die on live feed and didn't send help. hillary clinton fakessed her concussion during bengahzi, but come on, this isn't politics or a charade. >> cenk: it's the boy who cried wolf. they make up every stupid conspiracy theory, on and on. i think they're right about this. i think the administration sent susan rice out there to say no it's not a big deal on the sunday truck shows. how do we know? now we're hearing a different things. >> this is what susan rice couldn't say, and we live in a world that she couldn't say. i don't think what she said was too far off. they didn't know then. it would have been refreshing i wish we lived in a world where they would say, it's just a couple of days old. we don't know what happened. we might know in ten days or a month. obviously, and what's is clear they want to get at this was a massive security failure. >> and the authorities said that. this is not news. again, let's have a little context of bush and reagan did this, but th
obama never called this an act of terror. obama watched people die on live feed and didn't send help. hillary clinton fakessed her concussion during bengahzi, but come on, this isn't politics or a charade. >> cenk: it's the boy who cried wolf. they make up every stupid conspiracy theory, on and on. i think they're right about this. i think the administration sent susan rice out there to say no it's not a big deal on the sunday truck shows. how do we know? now we're hearing a different...